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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Allegacy Federal<info@senders.com>
Reply-To: allegacyfcu@citromail.hu
Date: 17 Aug 2017 12:23:02 -0400
Subject: Allegacy bank

Allegacy Federal Credit Union
Bank Address: 700 Highland Oaks Drive Winston-Salem, North
Carolina 27103
Open today :8:00am – 10:00pm
E-mail:allegacyfcu@citromail.hu
OFFICE TEL:+1 (336) 450 0325 for Call and Text
August 16 2017

Beneficiary,
The bank received your mail sent to our payment center concerning
the payment order of $4,500,000.00 received in your name on your
behalf to be paid to you by our bank.We are an integrated
financial clearing / offshore payment scheme. Our duty includes
repurchasing and liquidation of bank drafts / checks and escrow
bank account management and resolving of long time funds claim
problem within the United States and outside the Country at low
cost.

We have been given order to remit the sum of US$4,500,000.00
(Four Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars only) to your bank
account without any delay.
fill out in capital letters the attached Wire Transfer Processing
Form below .

Full Names:
Address:
Country:…City...
Telephone No
Your Occupation:..
Driver licence .
E-mail Address..

Bank details needed
Bank Name: A/C NO: Account Name:
Routing Code:
Account Balance:
Bank Address:
Bank Tel: Fax:
Your Valid Id :
Marital Status:Religion:

Respectfully in Services,
Mr. Brown

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